Mechanistic Understanding of Water Oxidation in the Presence of a Copper Complex by In Situ Electrochemical Liquid Transmission Electron Microscopy

Investigators observe large critical currents for superconducting thin films deposited epitaxially on single crystal substrates. The orientation of these films is often characterized by specifying the unit cell axis that is perpendicular to the substrate. This omits specifying the orientation of the other unit cell axes and grain boundary angles between grains of the thin film. Misorientation between grains of YBa2Cu3O7−δ decreases the critical current, even in those films that are c axis oriented. We presume that these results are similar for bismuth based superconductors and report the epitaxial orientations and textures observed in such films.Thin films of nominally Bi2Sr2CaCu2Ox were deposited on MgO using molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). These films were in situ grown (during growth oxygen was incorporated and the films were not oxygen post-annealed) and shuttering was used to encourage c axis growth. Other papers report the details of the synthesis procedure. The films were characterized using x-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

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Transmission Electron Microscopy of Epitaxial silicides grown by ultra high vacuum deposition

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100154287 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 47 ◽

pp. 462-463

Author(s):

D. Loretto ◽

J. M. Gibson ◽

S. M. Yalisove

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽

Electron Diffraction ◽

High Vacuum ◽

High Energy ◽

Energy Electron ◽

Ultra High Vacuum ◽

Ex Situ ◽

Transmission Electron

The silicides CoSi2 and NiSi2 are both metallic with the fee flourite structure and lattice constants which are close to silicon (1.2% and 0.6% smaller at room temperature respectively) Consequently epitaxial cobalt and nickel disilicide can be grown on silicon. If these layers are formed by ultra high vacuum (UHV) deposition (also known as molecular beam epitaxy or MBE) their thickness can be controlled to within a few monolayers. Such ultrathin metal/silicon systems have many potential applications: for example electronic devices based on ballistic transport. They also provide a model system to study the properties of heterointerfaces. In this work we will discuss results obtained using in situ and ex situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM).In situ TEM is suited to the study of MBE growth for several reasons. It offers high spatial resolution and the ability to penetrate many monolayers of material. This is in contrast to the techniques which are usually employed for in situ measurements in MBE, for example low energy electron diffraction (LEED) and reflection high energy electron diffraction (RHEED), which are both sensitive to only a few monolayers at the surface.

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Atomic-Scale Friction Between Single-Asperity Contacts Under In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy

10.26226/morressier.5f5f8e69aa777f8ba5bd5f6d ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Scott Mao

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽

Atomic Scale ◽

Single Asperity ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Asperity Contacts

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Investigation of Switching Mechanism in HfO2-Based Oxide Resistive Memories by In-Situ Transmission Electron Microscopy and Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy

ISTFA 2017: Conference Proceedings from the 43rd International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis ◽

10.31399/asm.cp.istfa2017p0371 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

T. Dewolf ◽

D. Cooper ◽

N. Bernier ◽

V. Delaye ◽

A. Grenier ◽

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Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽

Energy Loss ◽

Electron Energy ◽

Electron Energy Loss Spectroscopy ◽

Hafnium Dioxide ◽

Switching Mechanism ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Electron Energy Loss

Abstract Forming and breaking a nanometer-sized conductive area are commonly accepted as the physical phenomenon involved in the switching mechanism of oxide resistive random access memories (OxRRAM). This study investigates a state-of-the-art OxRRAM device by in-situ transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Combining high spatial resolution obtained with a very small probe scanned over the area of interest of the sample and chemical analyses with electron energy loss spectroscopy, the local chemical state of the device can be compared before and after applying an electrical bias. This in-situ approach allows simultaneous TEM observation and memory cell operation. After the in-situ forming, a filamentary migration of titanium within the dielectric hafnium dioxide layer has been evidenced. This migration may be at the origin of the conductive path responsible for the low and high resistive states of the memory.

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Fabrication of a liquid cell for in situ transmission electron microscopy

Microscopy ◽

10.1093/jmicro/dfaa076 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Xiaoguang Li ◽

Kazutaka Mitsuishi ◽

Masaki Takeguchi

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽

Cost Effective ◽

Production Method ◽

Microscopy Imaging ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

In Situ Electron Microscopy ◽

Liquid Cell ◽

Si Wafer

Abstract Liquid cell transmission electron microscopy (LCTEM) enables imaging of dynamic processes in liquid with high spatial and temporal resolution. The widely used liquid cell (LC) consists of two stacking microchips with a thin wet sample sandwiched between them. The vertically overlapped electron-transparent membrane windows on the microchips provide passage for the electron beam. However, microchips with imprecise dimensions usually cause poor alignment of the windows and difficulty in acquiring high-quality images. In this study, we developed a new and efficient microchip fabrication process for LCTEM with a large viewing area (180 µm × 40 µm) and evaluated the resultant LC. The new positioning reference marks on the surface of the Si wafer dramatically improve the precision of dicing the wafer, making it possible to accurately align the windows on two stacking microchips. The precise alignment led to a liquid thickness of 125.6 nm close to the edge of the viewing area. The performance of our LC was demonstrated by in situ transmission electron microscopy imaging of the dynamic motions of 2-nm Pt particles. This versatile and cost-effective microchip production method can be used to fabricate other types of microchips for in situ electron microscopy.

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